Latest Agribusiness Headlines
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Republican Farm Bill Sows Bipartisan Discontent
May 15 2018 // Farm legislation usually has enough incentives to satisfy everyone across the partisan divide in Congress. Not this year. The Republican version set for a House vote on Friday contains so many unpalatable provisions that...
Wildfire Damage to Oklahoma Farms, Ranches Estimated at $26M
May 14 2018 // A report from Oklahoma State University says wildfires that scorched western and northwestern parts of the state and killed two in April caused an estimated $26 million in damage to livestock, pastures, fences and...
Aon’s April Catastrophe Report: Storms Deal Blow in U.S.; Floods Take 78 Lives in Africa
May 10 2018 // During April, five separate storm systems caused severe thunderstorms across the United States, the strongest of which affected the Plains, Midwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast, with nearly 70 tornado...
Ohio Looking at Increased Oversight of Amusement Park Rides
May 9 2018 // State lawmakers will consider whether to increase oversight of carnival rides, including hiring more inspectors, following a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair that flung riders onto the midway. The proposed changes...
USI Insurance Closes Acquisition of Minnesota’s CHS Insurance
May 8 2018 // USI Insurance Services (USI), based in Valhalla, N.Y., has closed the acquisition of CHS Insurance, formerly part of Minnesota-based fuel, grain and food cooperative, CHS Inc. CHS Insurance is one of the nation’s...
Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Awarded Disaster Recovery Grants
May 7 2018 // More than 900 Louisiana farmers and ranchers will receive disaster grants to help them recover from the March and August 2016 floods. Louisiana’s agriculture department says the average grant is $9,905, and the...
Roof Aging Farm Research Project Developed in Alabama
May 7 2018 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA) has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to develop a roof aging farm in Foley, Ala. This longer-term research project was...
Mark Edward Partners Acquires New York’s Kaplow Insurance Agency
May 4 2018 // Mark Edward Partners, an independent, full-service, international insurance brokerage firm, has acquired the Kaplow Insurance Agency, a Chappaqua, N.Y.-based firm that has specialized in equine insurance for more than 50...
USDA to Grant $340M to Florida Citrus Farmers Impacted by Irma
May 3 2018 // The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the grant on Tuesday, nearly eight months after Irma struck the...
North Carolina Man Accused of $5M Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme
May 1 2018 // Federal prosecutors have accused a North Carolina man of stealing more than $5 million in federal crop insurance funds over a four-year period. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. said in a news release multiple charges are...
Crop Insurer NAU Country Insurance Enhances Crop Management Platform
May 1 2018 // Iteris, Inc., a data firm focused on the transportation and agriculture industries, and U.S. crop insurance provider NAU Country Insurance Co. have added Iteris’ ClearAg Spray Advisor and crop growth stage models to...
IBHS, Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association Partner on Roof Aging Farm
Apr 24 2018 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA) has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to develop a roof aging farm in Foley, Ala. This longer-term research project was...
Tractors Worth $50K Stolen from Scottie Pippen’s Arkansas Farm
Apr 20 2018 // Authorities in rural Arkansas are investigating the theft of more than $50,000 worth of equipment from a farm owned by former NBA star Scottie Pippen. Investigator Mark Griever of the Ashley County Sheriff’s Office...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Entering N.Y. Insurance Market With Latest Acquisition
Apr 17 2018 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation (PRAC) is entering the New York insurance market with its acquisition of 21st Century National Insurance Company (National). PRAC previously brought its insurance portfolio to...
200 Million Eggs Recalled Due to Suspected Salmonella Contamination
Apr 16 2018 // About 207 million eggs supplied by a North Carolina farm are being recalled after more than 20 consumers became ill from suspected salmonella poisoning. The eggs from a Rose Acre Farms facility in Hyde County, North...
Republican Farm Bill Calls for Changes to Food Stamps, Renewal of Crop Insurance
Apr 13 2018 // Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Thursday called for changes to the government’s food assistance program for the poor, in a package of long-awaited proposals for the next U.S. Farm Bill that...
Climate Change Act: Commit New York to Being Powered by 100% Renewables
Apr 12 2018 // Allianz says it’s further integrating ecological and social responsibility into its core business. The insurance giant, which is already known for its sustainable bent, this week issued a 2017 Sustainability Report...
Marsh Subsidiary Jelf to Acquire Scottish Insurance Broker Clark Thomson
Apr 12 2018 // Jelf, a consultant that specializes in insurance, risk management and employee benefits, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Thomson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker. The...
Judge Dismisses State Farm Car Crash Suit Against Mississippi U.S. Senate Appointee
Apr 10 2018 // A lawsuit against U.S. Senate appointee Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi has been permanently dismissed. The Daily Leader reports Mississippi Circuit Judge David Strong dismissed the case with prejudice April 3. That means...
AG: Medical Marijuana Not Subject to North Dakota Corporate Farm Law
Apr 6 2018 // North Dakota’s Great Depression-era law banning corporate farming won’t preclude horticulture operations from growing medical marijuana, provided it’s not done on agricultural land, the state’s...
